BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 12, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2012-12-17

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-17	Common Stock	G	111	—	Disposed	91785	Indirect
2012-12-18	Common Stock	G	929	—	Disposed	90856	Indirect
2013-03-11	Common Stock	M	1802	$84.04	Acquired	92658	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-11	Rights to Common Stock Under 1996 Directors Deferral Plan	$	M	1802	Disposed	2013-03-11	Common Stock (1802)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	517860	Indirect
Common Stock	37166	Indirect
Common Stock	108712	Indirect
Common Stock	16200	Indirect
Common Stock	11320	Indirect
Common Stock	41021	Indirect
Common Stock	23820	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Represents shares held in a limited liability company (the "LLC") in which the reporting person had previously held a passive interest. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in the shares except to the extent in the LLC.

F3: Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.

F4: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F5: Represents shares held in a certain trust of which reporting person is a co-trustee. These shares were formerly in trust for reporting person's parent.

F6: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.

F7: Includes restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F8: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.